Tegal is known as the namesake of the Warung Tegal (usually shortened to Warteg), a type of warung (small restaurant) operated across Indonesia by people from Tegal. Such warung sell rice and Javanese dishes for low prices.

-6.867350109.142601Tegal railway station is in the city centre. The station serves about 15 trains per day to Jakarta, and a similar number of trains to Semarang (many of them continuing to East Java). In addition, there are three trains per day to Purwokerto, and one to Bandung (via Cikampek).